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The complete guide to camping on the Coromandel Places to stay, the rules and handy tips for visitors www.tcdc.govt.nz/camping www.thecoromandel.com
Contents 4 Where to stay (paid campgrounds) Where can I camp? See our list of campsites and contact information for bookings. For more on camping in New Zealand visit www.camping.org.nz 6-8 DOC Campgrounds Details on where the Department of Conservation provides paid campgrounds. 16-17 Public toilets and dump stations 9 DOC Freedom Camping Policy Read these pages for locations of public toilets Details on locations where DOC has prohibited or and dump stations where you can empty your restricted freedom camping. campervan wastewater. 10-12 TCDC Freedom Camping Guidelines 18 Coromandel Road Map We welcome responsible freedom camping. Don’t Roads in the Coromandel can be winding, narrow risk a $200 fine by not following the rules and and there are quite a few one-lane bridges. There reading the signage where freedom camping is can be limits on where you can take a rental vehicle, allowed or prohibited. Freedom camping is only so check with your rental company. permitted in Thames-Coromandel District in certified self-contained vehicles. 19 Information Centres Visit our seven information centres or check out 14-15 What to do with your rubbish www.thecoromandel.com for ideas on what to do, and recycling what to see and how to get there. Drop your rubbish and recycling off at our Refuse Transfer Stations or rubbish compactors. We’ve 20 Contact us listed the locations and provided a map showing Get in touch if you have where they are. any questions. 2 w w w.tcdc.govt . nz/cam p i ng w w w.t h eco roma n d el .com 3
Where to stay (paid campgrounds) HOT WATER BEACH Hot Water Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park HIKUAI Broken Hills, Puketui Valley (DOC) T M 790 Hot Water Beach Rd THAMES 07 866 3116 T M D PAUANUI T = Tent Pauanui Glade Holiday Park CRUZ ‘n’ STOP www.hotwaterbeachtop10.co.nz KEY M = Motorhome 58 Vista Paku 309 Mary St, Thames D = Dump Station COROGLEN 027 590 0008 M 07 864 8559 T M D River Glen Holiday Park & Campground www.pauanuiglade.co.nz Dickson Holiday Park Otautu Bay Farm Camp 2436 Tapu-Coroglen Rd, Whitianga Victoria St, Tararu Pauanui Sports & Recreation Club car 257 Port Jackson Rd 07 866 3130 T M D park (has some parks for motorhomes) 07 868 7308 T M D 07 866 6801 T M www.riverglencoromandel.co.nz www.dicksonpark.co.nz 31 Sheppard Ave www.otautubaycamp.co.nz WHENUAKITE 07 864 8695 D Te Puru Holiday Park Colville Bay Motel & Camp Ground www.pauanuiclub.co.nz 473 Thames Coast Rd Seabreeze Holiday Park 85 Wharf Rd, Colville 1043/1 Tairua-Whitianga Rd, 07 868 2879 T M D 07 866 6814 T M D OPOUTERE www.tepuruholidaypark.co.nz Whenuakite www.colvillebaymotel.co.nz 07 866 3050 T M D Opoutere Coastal Camping (Oct – April) Tapu Creek Campervan Park, Tapu NORTH COROMANDEL www.seabreezeholidaypark.co.nz 460 Ohui Rd 285 Tapu-Coroglen Rd 07 865 9152 T M D 07 868 4570 T M D Waikawau Bay Recreation Reserve (DOC) TAIRUA www.opouterebeach.co.nz www.facebook.com/ 07 866 1106 T M Tairua Holiday Park WHANGAMATA tapucreekcampervanpark Fantail Bay Recreation Reserve (DOC) T M 4 Manaia Rd Fletcher Bay Recreation Reserve (DOC) TM Wentworth River (DOC) T Tapu Camp 07 864 8071 T M D 723 Thames Coast Rd, Tapu Port Jackson Recreation Reserve (DOC) T M www.tairuaholidaypark.com Whangamata Motor Camp 07 868 4837 T M D 104 Barbara Ave Stony Bay Recreation Reserve (DOC) T M 07 865 9128 T M D (and cabins and permanent caravans) * non-powered sites Fletcher Bay www.tapucampnz.co.nz Port KUAOTUNU Jackson Stony Bay DOC KAUAERANGA VALLEY M Campground Kuaotunu Campground OE Kauaeranga Valley campsites (9) 33 Bluff Rd, Kuaotunu Fantail HA Our fresh wat (DOC) 07 867 9080 T M Bay U RA PORT er is 07 866 5628 T M D NG CHARLES a precious re * powered and non-powered sites www.kcg2008.com E source E: kauaerangavc@doc.govt.nz so please use WHANGAPOUA sparingl y. As COROMANDEL Waikawau k tour Coromandel TOP 10 Holiday Park Whangapoua Holiday Park 1266 Whangapoua Rd Bay operators abou ism 636 Rings Rd, Coromandel Town t their 07 866 5215 T M COLVILLE environmenta 0800 267 646 T M D lly friendly www.whangapouaholidaypark.co.nz practices. www.coromandeltop10.co.nz Tidewater Motel & Tourist Park WHITIANGA Papa Aroha 270 Tiki Rd, Coromandel Town Mercury Bay Holiday Park 07 866 8888 T M 121 Albert St, Whitianga Whangapoua 07 866 5579 T M D Long Bay www.tidewater.co.nz Kuaotunu Matarangi Long Bay Motor Camp www.mercurybayholidaypark.co.nz COROMANDEL Harbourside Holiday Park TOWN 3200 Long Bay Rd, Long Bay 25 07 866 8720 T M D 135 Albert St, Whitianga Te Kouma www.longbaymotorcamp.co.nz 07 869 5152 T M D WHITIANGA Shelly Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park www.harboursideholidaypark.co.nz Manaai Mill Creek Bird & Animal Encounters Flaxmill 243 Colville Rd 309 Bay Cooks 07 866 8988 T M D 365 Mill Creek Rd, Whitianga Road Beach 07 866 0166 T M D HAHEI www.shellybeachcoromandel.co.nz www.millcreekbirdpark.co.nz CORO Oamaru Bay Tourist Park Waikawau Hot Water Beach 440 Colville Rd Whitianga Campground COROGLEN MAN 25 07 866 7588 6 Bongard Rd, Whitianga WHENUAKITE 07 866 5834 T M D DEL R 25 (cabins and permanent caravans) TAPU www.oamarubaytouristpark.co.nz www.whitiangacampground.co.nz ANGE COLVILLE FLAXMILL BAY Papa Aroha Holiday Park Flaxmill TE PURU TAIRUA 1091 Colville Rd 1031 Purangi Rd, Flaxmill Bay PAUANUI 07 866 8818 T M D 07 866 2386 T M D Kauaeranga Valley www.papaaroha.co.nz www.flaxmillbay.co.nz Tararu DOC HIKUAI INFO Broken Anglers Lodge COOKS BEACH CENTRE Hills 1446 Colville Rd Cooks Beach Holiday Resort THAMES OPOUTERE 07 866 8584 T M D 874 Purangi Rd www.anglers.co.nz 07 866 5469 T M D Colville Farm Holidays www.cooksbeachresort.co.nz 2140 Colville Rd HAHEI 07 866 6820 T M Hahei Holiday Resort Wentworth www.colvillefarmholidays.co.nz Valley 41 Harsant Ave WHANGAMATA 07 866 3889 T M D 25 www.haheiholidays.co.nz 4 w w w.tcdc.govt . nz/cam p i ng w w w.t h eco roma n d el .com 5
DOC Campgrounds List NORTHERN COROMANDEL DOC’s Northern Coromandel campgrounds no longer have rubbish bins or recycling facilities except for composting or worm farms for food waste. If you pack it in, pack it out. Rubbish and recycling can be taken to TCDC’s Refuse Transfer Station (RTS) in Coromandel Town at 525 Hauraki Rd. Check www.tcdc.govt.nz/rts for other RTS hours and locations. Fantail Bay campsite Campsite category: Scenic Facilities: Water from tap Toilets Showers (cold) Fletcher Bay campsite Campsite category: Scenic Facilities: Water from tap Toilets Showers (cold) Port Jackson Conservation Campsite Campsite category: Scenic Department of Facilities: Water from tap Showers (cold) Toilets Barbecue  Conservation (DOC) Stony Bay campsite Campsites and Campsite category: Scenic Facilities: Water from tap Toilets Picnic Table Accommodation Showers (cold) DOC provides a range of accommodation options on the Waikawau Bay campsite Coromandel Peninsula which include DOC huts, backpacker Campsite category: Scenic accommodation, a lodge, a cottage and a bach as well as Facilities: Water from tap Toilets Showers (cold) numerous camp sites. All are bookable online. www.doc.govt.nz HIKUAI The two northern Coromandel farm parks have five campgrounds: Broken Hills, Hikuai Waikawau Bay and Stony Bay on the eastern side, Fletcher Bay Campsite category: Scenic and Port Jackson on the north coast and Fantail Bay on the Facilities: Toilets Rubbish Bin Water from tap western side. There are campgrounds in the southern Coromandel at Broken Hills (Puketui Valley Road) and Wentworth Valley as WHANGAMATA well as nine campsites in the Kauaeranga Valley. Wentworth campsite Bookings for Waikawau Bay, Port Jackson and Wentworth Valley Campsite category: Scenic are essential over Christmas and New Year. Elsewhere, campsites Facilities: Water from tap Toilets Barbecue are allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Picnic Table Rubbish Bin Showers (cold) Resident managers, on site during summer months, oversee camp For information on the Crosbies and Pinnacles Huts, facilities, enforce camp rules and collect fees. Camping outside Fletcher Bay Backpackers, Stony Bay Bach, Knox Cottage or designated areas is not permitted. Fees for DOC campsites range the Waikawau Bay Lodge see: from $5 – $16 per adult and $2.50 – $8 for children (5-17), children www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/coromandel under 5 are free. 6 w w w.tcdc.govt . nz/cam p i ng w w w.t h eco roma n d el .com 7
DOC Campgrounds List [cont] DOC Freedom Camping Policy Freedom camping is permitted on DOC land except in areas KAUAERANGA VALLEY where it is expressly prohibited or restricted to self-contained Booms Flat, Kauaeranga Valley vehicles. This is indicated by signage. Please ensure you are Campsite category: Scenic well-informed of where you can and cannot camp and if unsure, Facilities: Toilets, Dogs are permitted enquire with DOC. Read all signage and be sure to follow the Catleys, Kauaeranga Valley rules that apply if you want to avoid a costly fine. Campsite category: Scenic Facilities: Toilets Picnic Table Rubbish Bin Prohibited Water from stream The DOC website (search for freedom camping) lists all areas where freedom camping is prohibited and at the time of printing Hotoritori, Kauaeranga Valley these included the following locations: Campsite category: Scenic Facilities: Toilets Water from stream, Dogs are permitted • Kauaeranga Visitor Centre carpark, Coromandel Forest Park • Kauaeranga Valley Road end carpark, Coromandel Forest Kahikatea Powered site, Kauaeranga Valley Park Campsite category: Scenic Facilities: Power Water from stream • Muriwai Walk carpark, Port Jackson There are no toilets in the campground as it is only for • Waikawau Beach boat ramp carpark, Waikawau Bay Farm self-contained, certified motorhomes. Park Recreation Reserve Shag Stream, Kauaeranga Valley • Waikawau Beach access carpark (west) Campsite category: Scenic www.doc.govt.nz/camping Facilities: Toilets Picnic Table Rubbish Bin Water from stream Totara Flat, Kauaeranga Valley Campsite category: Scenic Facilities: Toilets Rubbish Bin Water from stream Trestle View, Kauaeranga Valley Campsite category: Scenic Facilities: Toilets Rubbish Bin Water from stream Wainora, Kauaeranga Valley Campsite category: Scenic Facilities: Toilets Rubbish Bin Water from stream Whangaiterenga, Kauaeranga Valley Campsite category: Scenic Facilities: Toilets Picnic Table Rubbish Bin Water from stream Contact the Kauaeranga Visitor Centre 07 867 9080 or kauaerangavc@doc.govt.nz 8 w w w.tcdc.govt . nz/cam p i ng w w w.t h eco roma n d el .com 9
Be firewise – observe fire bans in dicated TCDC Freedom on signage Fire and Em and at the Camping Rules ergency NZ website www.check itsalright .nz If you stay overnight in an accessible public place other than in a campground, then you’re probably freedom camping. We have freedom camping rules for all public areas that TCDC owns or manages and you need to comply with these or risk a $200 fine. The big rule – you must be in a certified self-contained vehicle if you want to freedom camp. If you’re a tourist and don’t know if your rental vehicle complies, ask your rental company. We have areas around the Coromandel that need protecting from freedom camping. Some areas are either prohibited to all freedom camping, or restricted with conditions. All prohibited and Freedom Camping on restricted areas are clearly sign-posted. the Coromandel If you stay in a restricted area these conditions apply: We have three classifications for freedom camping on the 1. Park only in the designated (sign-posted) area. Coromandel: 2. Depart by 9.00am. Allowed 3. Stay a maximum of two consecutive nights. Restricted 4. NB: some areas such as sports ground car parks have a Prohibited further condition that: Notwithstanding restriction 3, all freedom campers must depart on Saturday mornings. Allowed For public areas that TCDC owns or manages, freedom camping in Certified Use this QR code with your a certified self-contained vehicle is permitted, subject to any other self-contained mobile phone (you can controls that may be in place. freedom download the app for free) camping only. It will take you to our camping page on our website. Restricted Certified self-contained freedom camping is permitted, and the www.tcdc.govt.nz/camping further conditions on the previous page apply. To freedom camp in restricted areas campers must park in the designated area, which is sign posted. For details and maps of the restricted areas go to: www.tcdc.govt.nz/camping Prohibited Freedom camping is not allowed in prohibited areas under TCDC’s Freedom Camping Bylaw 2014. There are several reasons why an area is prohibited, including habitats for endangered species, need to protect public access to reserves, and for health and safety reasons. All prohibited areas are clearly sign posted. For more details and maps of prohibited areas go to: www.tcdc.govt.nz/camping 10 w w w.tcdc.govt . nz/cam p i ng w w w.t h eco roma n d el .com 11
You must be in a Driving the Coromandel certified self - The Coromandel is one of New Zealand’s great road trip contained vehi cle destinations. To review the status of State Highways on the if you want to Coromandel, please visit the New Zealand Transport Agency’s freedom cam p. (NZTA) website, www.nzta.govt.nz. NZTA manages State Highways. For updates on Council roads, go to our website www.tcdc.govt.nz or our Facebook page www.facebook.com/ThamesCoromandelDistrictCouncil Information for drivers We drive on the left side of the road We have many hilly, narrow or winding roads that mean your journey may take longer than you expect. You must carry your driver buy or licence on you at all times. If Choose to l-efficient your licence is not in English, hire a fue d switch you must carry a translation vehicle an n ngine whe from an approved translator. off your e stopped. 12 w w w.tcdc.govt . nz/cam p i ng w w w.t h eco roma n d el .com 13
What to do with your rubbish Recyclable plastic, bottles and recycling and cans. On the Coromandel it’s free to recycle. For non-recyclables, we operate a pre-paid bag system. Ask for the ‘TCDC blue rubbish bags’ at local supermarkets and food stores and leave these free eco tip of charge at one of the refuse transfer stations listed below and Reuse pla sti indicated on the map. bags or tr c y not to use the eco taillpyour m Locations for dropping off at all. your rubbish and recycling t Always pu e bin in th Coromandel Town rubbish , o r take it 525 Hauraki Road, provided hen Coromandel Town with you w 07 866 7616 you le a v e . Matarangi* 101 Matarangi Drive, Matarangi 07 866 5427 KEY Portable rubbish Transfer Station Whitianga compactors 24/7 Drop-off available 237 South Highway, Whitianga We have compactors for rubbish 07 866 2954 that we can move around to meet MATARANGI Tairua* demand. Check their locations at 3 Red Bridge Road, Tairua COROMANDEL TOWN www.tcdc.govt.nz/rubbishcompactors 07 864 7639 25 Pauanui* 887 Hikuai Settlement Road, Environmental Care WHITIANGA ise Code /Toitu te whenua Unless otherw Pauanui 07 864 7949 stated, our ta p (leave the land undisturbed) po ta bl e so Whangamata* water is e your 2755 SH25 Waihi-Whangamata, • Remove rubbish – carry out what you can reus quite Whangamata 07 865 9723 you carry in. water bottles 25 sa fe ly . Thames • Keep streams and lakes clean 25 102 Burke Street, Thames – soaps and detergents can be 07 868 9637 harmful to water-life. * These locations have 24/7 drop-off • Take care with stoves and fires – TAIRUA facilities for rubbish and recycling. check for fire bans and restrictions. PAUANUI For all opening hour times go • Camp carefully – leave no trace of HIKUAI to www.tcdc.govt.nz/rts your visit. THAMES • Respect our cultural heritage – many places have spiritual and historical significance. • Keep to the track – lessen damage to fragile plants and prevent the WHANGAMATA spread of kauri dieback. 25 www.kauridieback.co.nz 14 w w w.tcdc.govt . nz/ru bbi s h w w w.t h eco roma n d el .com 15
Dump Stations Public Toilets We have many public toilets around the district for your The following locations have dump stations where you can convenience. Please use these or your on-board toilet if you’re in empty your campervan toilet and wastewater. The TCDC a campervan. locations are free of charge. Charges may apply at holiday Fletcher Bay parks where customers are not staying. Port Jackson Stony Bay THAMES/THAMES COAST Whitianga Campground M TCDC Dump Station at Thames BP 6 Bongard Rd, Whitianga OE HA Fantail Bay station.100 Banks St, Thames. U PORT CHARLES RA MERCURY BAY SOUTH N GE Dickson Holiday Park Flaxmill Victoria St, Tararu 1031 Purangi Rd, Flaxmill Bay Te Puru Holiday Park Cooks Beach Holiday Resort 473 Thames Coast Rd 874 Purangi Rd Tapu Creek Campervan Park, Tapu Hahei Holiday Resort COLVILLE 285 Tapu-Coroglen Rd 41 Harsant Ave KEY Tapu Camp 723 Thames Coast Rd, Tapu Hot Water Beach TOP 10 Toilet Holiday Park Papa Aroha COROMANDEL TOWN 790 Hot Water Beach Rd Kuaotunu We’re working with NZMCA on River Glen Holiday Park Long Bay Whangapoua Matarangi Opito Bay opening a new dump station on & Campground Whangapoua Rd, which may be COROMANDEL TOWN 2436 Tapu-Coroglen Rd, open by mid-2019. The existing 25 Whitianga dump station at Patukirikiri Reserve Te Kouma will remain open in the meantime. WHENUAKITE WHITIANGA Coromandel TOP 10 Holiday Park Seabreeze Holiday Park Manaia Flaxmill Bay 636 Rings Rd, Coromandel Town 1043/1 Tairua-Whitianga Rd, Cooks Beach Whenuakite HAHEI COLVILLE Papa Aroha Holiday Park TAIRUA CORO 1091 Colville Rd TCDC dump station, corner of Waikawau Hot Water Beach MAN Anglers Lodge Ocean Rd and Paku Dr. 25 COROGLEN WHENUAKITE 1446 Colville Rd DEL Tairua Holiday Park 25 Colville Bay Motel & Campground 4 Manaia Rd TAPU RAN 85 Wharf Rd, Colville GE PAUANUI KUAOTUNU TCDC dump station next to TE PURU Kuaotunu Campground Pleasant Pt boat ramp. TAIRUA 33 Bluff Rd, Kuaotunu PAUANUI Pauanui Glade Holiday Park Kauaeranga Valley WHITIANGA 58 Vista Paku DOC HIKUAI Tararu Info TCDC dump station at Centre Broken OPOUTERE Hills Abrahamson Dr, off Moewai Rd. F THAMES OPOUTERE Opoutere Coastal Camping Mercury Bay Holiday Park (Oct – April). 460 Ohui Rd 121 Albert St, Whitianga Harbourside Holiday Park WHANGAMATA ONEMANA 135 Albert St, Whitianga TCDC dump station, Martyn Rd. Mill Creek Bird & Animal Whangamata Motor Camp Encounters 104 Barbara Ave Wentworth Valley WHANGAMATA 365 Mill Creek Rd, Whitianga 25 16 w w w.tcdc.govt . nz/cam p i ng w w w.t h eco roma n d el .com 17
KEY Local Visitor Information Ask a local Information Centre/i-SITE Campground Our Local Information Centres DOC Campground We’ve got seven Visitor Information Centres on the Airports Coromandel that can point you in the right direction. Heritage & Mining They are all open seven days a week, with extended hours CAPE COLVILLE Fletcher Bay Cycleway over the summer. PORT JACKSON Kauri Heritage Stony Bay M Sandy Bay Golf Course i-SITE Thames Pauanui Information Centre OE Fantail Bay HA U Marine Reserve 200 Mary St 23 Centreway RA PORT CHARLES N GE Surfing 07 868 7284 07 864 7101 Fishing thames.info@thecoromandel.com family-friends-fun@pauanui.co.nz Waikawau Bay Walks www.thamesinfo.co.nz www.experiencepauanui.co.nz Otautu Bay COLVILLE i-SITE Whitianga Coromandel 66 Albert St Information Centre Amodeo Bay Kennedy Bay 07 866 5555 74 Kapanga Rd Papa Aroha New Chum Beach info@allaboutwhitianga.co.nz 07 866 8598 Otama WHANGAPOUA KUAOTUNU Beach www.allaboutwhitianga.co.nz coroinfo@xtra.co.nz Shelly Beach BAY WHANGAPOUA MATARANGI Long Bay Opito Bay www.coromandeltown.co.nz COROMANDEL TOWN Whangamata Coromandel Harbour 25 Information Centre Kauaeranga Visitor Centre To Auckland Waitaia Bay PASSENGER FERRY Te Kouma Te Kouma Harbour 616 Port Rd (DOC) Mercury Bay Manaia Harbour WHITIANGA 07 865 8340 Kauaeranga Valley Rd, Thames Manaia 309 Kauris Cooks Marine Reserve enquiry@whangamatainfo.co.nz 07 867 9080 Ferry Beach CATHEDRAL COVE Landing HAHEI www.whangamatanz.com kauaerangavc@doc.govt.nz www.doc.govt.nz CORO Waikawau Tairua Information Centre HOT WATER BEACH MAN COROGLEN 25 WHENUAKITE 2 Manaia Rd DEL 25 07 864 7575 TAPU RAN admin@tairua.co.nz GE Rangihau Sailors Grave WAIOMU Square Valley Te Karo Bay www.tairua.co.nz Kauri TE PURU TAIRUA Pinnacles Broken PAUANUI FIRTH Hut Hills OF THAMES DOC Puketui Info HIKUAI Slipper Is. Tararu Centre THAMES Kauaeranga Valley OPOUTERE 25a Kopu ONEMANA 25 Pipiroa d Kopuarahi Waitakaruru Hauraki Plains Maratoto NGATEA Valley Wentworth ngatarata 2 Valley WHANGAMATA 27 Kerepehi 25 Hikutaia a/Taupo Kopuatai 26 Waimama Bay Wet Lands Whiritoa Netherton 18 PAEROA w w w.tcdc.govt . nz/cam p i ng w w w.t h eco roma n d el .com 19
For all enquiries call our friendly Customer Services Team on our 24/7 contact number, they’ll be happy to hear from you: Phone 07 868 0200 Offices in Thames – Coromandel – Whangamata – Whitianga District Office: 515 Mackay Street, Thames Opening hours: 8 am – 5 pm Thames 07 868 0200 Coromandel 07 866 1001 Whangamata 07 865 0060 Whitianga 07 867 2010 Fax: 07 868 0234 Website: www.tcdc.govt.nz November 2018 w w w.tcd c.govt . nz/cam p i ng
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